ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday requested the sovereign Government ofAfghanistan to secure Pak- Afghan border region and take stern actionsagainst the individuals involved in terrorist activities in Pakistan, inthe interest of peace and progress of the two brotherly countries.
“Pakistan, once again, strongly condemns terrorists operating with impunityfrom Afghan soil to carry out activities in Pakistan. This is detrimentalto our efforts of maintaining peace and stability along Pak-Afghan Border,”Foreign Office Spokesperson said in a press release while responding tomedia queries regarding recent incidents along the Pakistan- Afghanistanborder.
In the last few days, incidents along Pak-Afghan border had significantlyincreased, in which Pakistani security forces were being targeted fromacross the border.
Pakistan and Afghanistan had been engaged for past several months throughinstitutional channels for effective coordination and security along theirlong-shared border.
Pakistan has repeatedly requested Afghan government in the last few monthsto secure Pak-Afghan border region as the terrorists were using Afghan soilwith impunity to carry out activities inside Pakistan, the spokespersonsaid.
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Unfortunately, elements of banned terrorist groups in the border region,including TTP, continued to attack Pakistan’s border security posts,resulting into martyrdom of several Pakistani troops. On April 14 as well,7 Pakistan Army Soldiers were martyred in North Waziristan district byterrorists operating from Afghanistan, it was added.
“Pakistan also takes this opportunity to reaffirm respect for Afghanistan’sindependence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. Pakistan will continueto work closely with Afghan Government to strengthen bilateral relations inall fields,” the spokesperson reiterated.
